1 New, but a little bit old as well Sat Jan 22, 2011 3:36 pm
CaperKen
Silver member
Hi ... I began snooping in the Forum several months ago. Frankly, I had never really been attracted to K bikes except for the K1. However after browsing for several weeks, I became increasingly convinced that I should seriously consider a K 100. I then 'joined' the Forum about two months ago, but still without a K bike. I have another BMW (S1000RR) and had a R1200C. I asked several questions on the forum about the nature of K bikes and how to evaluate them and received very helpful replies. Thanks, again to all who replied.
Since then I've located and just bought, last week, a 1990 K 100 RS 16 valve (maybe that 16v reference is redundant). It's a one owner bike with 14,750km and appears to be in excellent condition. It is pearl white in colour and has ABS, which might also be a redundant statement ... I'll learn more in time. I bought it from a BMW dealership just north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. One of the salesmen sold the bike new when he owned a dealership and has known and serviced the bike for the past 20 years. The dealership bought the bike when the original owner passed away about 1 1/2 to 2 years ago. It's been ridden regularly, but not a lot, by the salesmen, who have K bikes, and has been serviced regularly. While not pristine, it should give many years of service from everything I've learned on this forum. Since it's snowy here, I have not yet ridden it and I'm looking forward to that, but probably not for another 2 or 3 months when the roads are clear and the road salt has washed away. It's being stored at the dealership until spring. I guess this has been a purchase based on faith from the reputation of K bikes, comments on this forum, history of the bike and the trustworthy nature of the salesmen. I hope that my faith is supported by reality ... I'm pretty sure that it will be.
I live part of each year near Toronto but most of the year on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia just south of the Cape Breton Highlands National Park with terrific twisty roads and incredible scenery from the time I hit the road at the end of my driveway. If anyone from The Forum visits Cape Breton this summer, send a note and we can get together for a ride.
Cheers,
Ken Deal (CaperKen)
Since then I've located and just bought, last week, a 1990 K 100 RS 16 valve (maybe that 16v reference is redundant). It's a one owner bike with 14,750km and appears to be in excellent condition. It is pearl white in colour and has ABS, which might also be a redundant statement ... I'll learn more in time. I bought it from a BMW dealership just north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. One of the salesmen sold the bike new when he owned a dealership and has known and serviced the bike for the past 20 years. The dealership bought the bike when the original owner passed away about 1 1/2 to 2 years ago. It's been ridden regularly, but not a lot, by the salesmen, who have K bikes, and has been serviced regularly. While not pristine, it should give many years of service from everything I've learned on this forum. Since it's snowy here, I have not yet ridden it and I'm looking forward to that, but probably not for another 2 or 3 months when the roads are clear and the road salt has washed away. It's being stored at the dealership until spring. I guess this has been a purchase based on faith from the reputation of K bikes, comments on this forum, history of the bike and the trustworthy nature of the salesmen. I hope that my faith is supported by reality ... I'm pretty sure that it will be.
I live part of each year near Toronto but most of the year on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia just south of the Cape Breton Highlands National Park with terrific twisty roads and incredible scenery from the time I hit the road at the end of my driveway. If anyone from The Forum visits Cape Breton this summer, send a note and we can get together for a ride.
Cheers,
Ken Deal (CaperKen)